Daniel James Berger

Teaching Interests

Integration of modern instrumental methods and advanced topics into instruction of organic chemistry within the constraints of a liberal-arts chemistry major. Development of independent-study opportunities for upper-level chemistry majors. Development of Web-based educational materials. History of science; natural theology, scientific-technological ethics and "science and theology."

"Problem-based experiments for organic chemistry," by Daniel J. Berger. Paper presented at the 33d Central/Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, June 10-13, 2001.

"Efficacy of group learning in first-semester organic chemistry as measured by student surveys," by Daniel J. Berger. Paper presented at the 33d Central/Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, June 10-13, 2001.

"Electrochemical oxidation of cyclohexanol: an experiment for the sophomore organic chemistry laboratory," by Daniel J. Berger. Paper presented at the 33d Central/Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, June 10-13, 2001.

"Interactive pedagogy in organic chemistry: what's been done, what could be done," invited lecture, Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, November 17, 2000.

"Enough is as good as a feast: organic chemical pedagogy and the theory of bonding," by Daniel J. Berger. Paper presented at the 31st Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, June 20-23, 1999.

"Modeling unusual molecules with semi-empirical calculations," by Daniel J. Berger and Peter P. Gaspar. Poster presented at the 31st Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, June 20-23, 1999.

"Does (Me3Si)2N-B=NSiMe3 Rearrange to a Cyclic Isomer?", by Daniel J. Berger, Peter P. Gaspar, Thomas A. Straw and James J. Zdodrowski. Poster presented at the 30th North American Organosilicon Symposium, May 30-31, 1997.

Session Chair, 30th North American Organosilicon Symposium, May 30-31, 1997.

"Synthesis and Reactivity of 1,1-Disilylsilirenes as Precursors to Novel Silylenes," by Daniel J. Berger and Peter P. Gaspar. Poster presented at Gordon Research Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, Plymouth, New Hampshire, 20-25 June 1993.